All-Star Baseball 2005

by Acclaim Video Games

Product Features

• Analog batting control lets you hit for average and power more easily
• Incredible franchise mode that includes Spring Training, Expansions, random season schedules -- you can even create a single player or an entirely new team
• Over 80 stadiums done with detailed realism - MLB parks, stadiums, Spring Training and fantasy parks
• Use the new FielderCam & BroadcastCam, to view the action from every angle
• Exclusive TWIB(This Week In Baseball) Challenge lets you relive or change historic moments from the 2003 MLB season

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000160MDI
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 8, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,778 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #30 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Sports > Baseball
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

All-Star Baseball 2005 brings to life all the fun and thrills of being out in the field. Play as your favorite batter or fielder, and control every part of the game. Packed with exclusive innovations, online head-to-head play AND a deep franchise mode -- It's almost as good as being a team manager! Great two-man commentary from Steve Lyons and Thom Brennaman -- plus play-by-play in Spanish with Online head-to-head play plus downloadable rosters enhances the total baseball experience Oscar Soria

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great!, June 30, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: All-Star Baseball 2005 (Video Game)

In my opinion this is one of the best baseball games out there. The graphics are great and the special features like TWIB challanges and home-run derbys are nice. But the game quality is bad. Sometimes the frames will move really slow and cause you to mess up a play. And the thing that bothers me the most is that the game freezes a lot, even though the disk is almost brand new and has no scratches.(It only freezes when its loading back to the main menu after you have won or lost the game, hopefully won.)So if you're planning to get this game you better have a lot of patience.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unimpressed....it's really not great., May 31, 2004

By 

DawgPwnd "DawgPwnd" (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All-Star Baseball 2005 (Video Game)

All Star Baseball 2005 is a decent game. It's not as good as MVP Baseball 2004 and here's why. When I played the game, I noticed the graphics were pretty amazing. The parks and players looked very accurate and were pretty clear. However, for most gamers, graphics isn't everything. I found the game to be very choppy (slow frame rate) when I played; a few times the game stopped for a split second during either a pitch or while in the field, causing me to miss the ball when hitting and I didn't catch the ball so it got very frustrating. The controls are okay, not the best, and the gameplay modes are actually pretty good. There's a homerun derby which is pretty fun, a TWIB section to win some more fun things, a good franchise mode, and more fun options. Also, I liked the camera mode that you can chose when pitching (it's from behind the pitcher just like on TV). Overall, MVP Baseball is probably the better choice because the fps is higher, the graphics are a little better, the Barry Bonds replacement (Bonds isn't in any baseball games because he didn't sign the agreement) is more accurate to Bonds then a white player who's not A+ in contact, and the modes are about the same. This game is definitely worth renting though.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Another flawed game engine......., June 7, 2005

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Daniel Wornica (Raymond, NH United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: All-Star Baseball 2005 (Video Game)

Another solid game until you find the weakness with the game engine, if your drag bunt with any runner with speed 80 pts or higher you will reach safely 80+% of the time. Chone Figgins was hitting over .800 50 games into the season for my expansion team as a all bunting lead off man, and you can do it with runners on, bases loaded, and you can even steal home at a 50% clip too. You can ignore this if you decide never to bunt or try to steal home but once you know this its hard to enjoy the game.